Black Friday Cyber Monday travel deals

Forget buying TVs or toys on Black Friday or Cyber Monday. The real deals are travel, with ski packages, hotel rooms as much as half off.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts –  The sale offers discounts of up to 20 to 40 percent off regular room rates at more than 500 Starwood hotels and resorts in North and Latin America – perfect for your readers’ last minute holiday travel plans.  Book for stays between November 25th, 2013 and January 26th, 2014 at participating hotels, and stays between November 25th and April 27th, 2014 at participating resorts.   All of Starwood’s nine lifestyle brands are participating, including Westin, Sheraton, W Hotels, Le Méridien, Four Points, Aloft, Element and more.

Vail Resorts – Get up to half off lodging and ground transportation at Vail’s eight world-class ski resorts if you book by Dec. 3, for skiing or riding at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar California, Kirkwood, Canyons Resort and Jackson Hole. For snowbirds looking to escape the cold, Vail Resorts also has half-off rates at  Half Moon Jamaica, a RockResort,during select weeks this winter. Check out the deals on www.snow.com/cybermonday.

Expedia – Epic Black Friday sale with deals refreshed daily – Expires 12/2/13.

Hotels.com – Save up to 55% on top destinations when booking through your phone. Get great geals while you’re on the go

Norwegian Cruise Line – Book a cruise on Black Friday and get up to $250 on-board credit for shore tours and such, and up to $1,000 airfare credit.

Here are more Black Friday and Cyber Monday travel deals from specific Caribbean hotels, published in USAToday.